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Xbox's Rollercoaster ride

Rollercoaster Tycoon on the Xbox appeared on a recent Infogrames release schedule, and the company have provided further details about what to expect from the console version of the game.

The game appears to be a direct port of the PC version which was released back in 1999, but will also include the Loopy Landscapes and Corkscrew Follies (or Added Attractions as it was known in Europe) add-on packs.

Over fifty types of ride including wooden coasters, log flumes, rapids, monorails, steel corkscrew and reverse freefall are available for use in the parks, and the expansion packs also boosted the number of themed environments adding to the variation in gameplay and visual apperance of the park creations.

Rollercoaster Tycoon is due for release on the Xbox on March 14th, and you can pre-order from Amazon now.

Gamers made aware of memory importance

The amount of memory in your computer could be crucial to enjoyment of the latest games titles, which can benefit from new high-performance Ballistix RAM.

It's suggested that most PC owners could at least double their computers memory, in many cases giving even old PC's a new lease of life or new powerful PC's their true full potential. Find out here how much and which RAM your computer needs.

Speed boost for British gamers

Internet service providers across the UK have been increasing connection speeds rapidly over the past few months, with new higher speed 8Mbps products from BT Total Broadband and other major ADSL providers.

The new faster speeds are already being offered in some parts of the country, where operator UK Online are providing a Home 22Mbps service over selected BT telephone lines in major urban areas.

Meanwhile gamers living in Telewest and NTL cabled areas can now receive up to 10Mbps download speeds on the top consumer package.